Chapter 464 Decline to cooperate
For a period of time thereafter, Xu Kun, apart from going to Thomson to coordinate post-production, spent his time studying his role at home - of course, he would occasionally go to the crew of The Sound of Wind to see how other people performed, so as to avoid making irrelevant remarks.
On July 7, "Strange Women of Liao Zhai" was launched as scheduled. Because it follows the "strong heroine" route, it has been well received by the audience.
After all, it is already 08, and with the further popularization of computers, fewer and fewer male audiences, especially young male audiences, are accustomed to watching TV series every day.
After female audiences became the mainstream, many TV stations also adjusted their internal division of labor, and the departments responsible for purchasing TV dramas were gradually led by women.
However, this approach of following the trend has further excluded TV dramas oriented towards men, forming a perfect closed loop.
Back to the topic.
After the broadcast of "Strange Women of Liao Zhai", Liu Shishi was undoubtedly the most watched one, but because she had already become quite famous in the past two years, her benefits were not the biggest.
The ones who benefited the most were Tang Yan and Zhao Liying. As the drama was broadcast, their popularity also rose rapidly.
Tang Yan is the female lead in one of the units, so it's normal for her to get attention. As for Xiao Zhao, who plays the second female lead...
She actually received attention because of her acting skills!
Many viewers feel that the second female lead she played is like two different people before and after being possessed by the fox demon. Before the possession, she was just ordinary, but after the possession, she exudes fox charm from the inside out, truly performing the coquettish spirit of the fox demon.
This schizophrenic acting style has won recognition from many audiences.
The online reviews of her performance were even more concise, summing it up in just two words: roast chicken!
Some people even dug out a photo of Zhao Liying and Wang Ou, and then added the most coquettish stills of each of them in the TV series, and gave them the title of "Roast Chicken Sisters".
As an actor, being famous is a good thing, but to be evaluated like this...
Fortunately, Wang Ou was there to help him get tied up, otherwise Xiao Zhao would probably be too embarrassed to face anyone.
Another person who gave Xiao Zhao encouragement and support was Jiang Wenli.
Teacher Jiang seemed a bit like a mysterious dragon, and would call Zhao Liying over for some guidance every four or five days. Every time he seemed a little anxious, and would either beat or scold Zhao Liying, looking very reluctant.
But at the same time, she was very serious in giving instructions and what she taught were all practical stuff.
Xiao Zhao benefited a lot from this and even received high praise from Teng Huatao.
Zhao Liying believed that Teacher Jiang had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and was very grateful to Jiang Wenli, so she wanted to buy a gift to express her gratitude.
However, Jiang Wenli told her coldly that the tuition fee had already been paid and there was no need for her to make trouble. Instead of thinking about these trivial things, she should just concentrate on figuring out the role.
Seeing Teacher Jiang's attitude, Zhao Liying could only give up. At the same time, she was secretly curious about how much Director Xu had paid to make Teacher Jiang teach so reluctantly, yet teach so seriously and hard?
at the same time.
Xu Kun was at Thomson, which was in charge of post-production, and accompanied three special guests to watch "Operation Kunpeng", which had not yet been fully completed.
The last scene of the movie shows Mr. Fu, played by Ge You, standing in Tiananmen Square and silently saluting the national flag. Here Xu Kun used the frame-dropping technique, which is the type that Wang Jiawei likes to use the most. The protagonist's movements are stuttering, and the people around him seem to be covered with a layer of Gaussian blur.
As the blurry crowd appeared on the screen, the voice-over sounded simultaneously:
[Behind the peaceful life of you and me, there are countless people silently carrying their burdens and moving forward.
They built a Great Wall of Steel with their flesh and blood, guarding every inch of the land and every bit of peace...】
Although the saying "the years are peaceful and we move forward with heavy burdens" has become a cliché in later generations and even been used for irony by a lot of people, it was still very fresh in 08.
And because of what the country has just experienced [snowstorms, earthquakes, floods, the Olympic flame being blocked in France], this set of words can touch the hearts of current audiences more than in later generations.
The three audience members were particularly touched today because of their special identities. When the footage of this year's disaster relief and the Paralympic athletes protecting the Olympic flame from thugs appeared on the screen, the three audience members stood up and applauded at the same time, and one of them was even moved to tears.
Xu Kun explained: "We have already discussed with the Olympic Organizing Committee that the last part will use the children's singing of "Ode to the Motherland" at the opening ceremony as the background music. The singing will gradually become louder and when the scene of the Olympic flame being lit in the Bird's Nest is frozen, the volume will be turned up to the maximum."
This was something Xu Kun asked Hua Yi to agree on with the IOC early on, because the IOC, especially Zhang Yimou, was under a lot of pressure due to the Athens Eight Minutes.
Many people had reservations about the Olympic opening ceremony planned by him. At this time, Xu Kun took the initiative to come to him. It can't be said to be a timely help, but at least it expressed his attitude of supporting Zhang Yimou.
Naturally, Zhang Yimou would not refuse this.
The three audience members were full of praise for this idea, believing that this ending summarized and elevated the film. They also gave a very high evaluation of the film as a whole.
But after they really sat down in the conference room, the three of them looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Director Xu."
The leader said helplessly, "If you are willing to change the last scene to have the villain kneeling and surrendering and being taken away for trial, then we..."
"This really doesn't work."
Without waiting for the other party to finish, Xu Kun shook his head and said, "This shot was actually foreshadowed from the very beginning, and..."
"Director Xu."
The other party was not easy to convince, and immediately pointed out: "The protagonist was expelled because he killed prisoners without authorization. At the end of the story, he gave up lynching and returned to our border armed police team. Isn't this also a connection between the beginning and the end?"
"This……"
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment, but shook his head firmly: "Then the protagonist's anger will be lost, but the audience's anger will not be released. The damage caused by that will be..."
Halfway through, he changed his words and said, "I am very willing to cooperate with our army, and I have wanted to be a soldier since I was a child, but I am a director now, so I must be responsible for my work and my audience."
The three people on the opposite side exchanged glances again, then stood up at the same time. The leader took the initiative to extend his hand to Xu Kun and said, "I understand. Although we can't cooperate this time, I still want to praise you from the bottom of my heart. Director Xu, you really made a good movie."
Xu Kun shook his hand vigorously and personally escorted him to the gate.
After watching the three people leave, he sighed, turned around and got into his car.
These three are from the Armed Police Corps. After all, this movie is adapted from real events, and the background of the rescue team is the border defense force.
So it was normal for the higher-ups to send someone to investigate, but it was the other party's initiative to propose cooperation that caught Xu Kun a little off guard.
If cooperation is really possible, it will undoubtedly bring many benefits to "Operation Kunpeng".
But if the ending of executing the villain was changed, not only would the audience feel aggrieved, but even Xu Kun, who wrote, directed and acted in the film, would feel aggrieved.
What's more, this outcome was achieved because Xu Kun took advantage of the concerns of both China and Thailand and exploited a loophole.
So in the end, I had no choice but to refuse.
(End of this chapter)
